Winter is fast approaching Southern Africa and so is the need for some good, hearty home-cooked food. Try this tasty free-range chicken and wild mushroom pie as part of a wholesome Sunday lunch. Recipe feeds 10 – 12 Ingredients 2 free-range organic chickens olive oil 2 teaspoons of Maldon sea salt Crushed black pepper to [...]
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Boerewors Cannelloni
What’s better after a long day than a hearty pasta? Fresh Pasta Rules – you’re tongue-dead if you can’t tell the difference, capiche! Make sure you buy (or make) fresh cannelloni strips. Fry up some boerewors (a traditional South African sausage) and make a white sauce and your own tomato sauce to which you add a handful [...]
The Ultimate Tiramisu
Rumour has it that originally this recipe had no liquor as it was intended for children and the elderly…if this is true, then I say change is good!
Three Bean and Tomato Soup
You’ll Need: 1 onion, roughly chopped a couple of cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced a good dollop of olive oil ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper ½ teaspoon Hungarian paprika 2 tins good quality whole peeled tomatoes 8 ripe tomatoes, quartered (skin and all) 1 tin chickpeas 1 tin sugar beans 1 tin butter beans [...]
Justin’s Slow Cooked Oxtail
Oxtail takes looong to make, so do this when you’ve got time to drink wine and chill at home with friends and family.
“Padkos” (Road Trip Food)
We’ve all been on the road, stopped at one of those places that promises good food, good pies, good times, bought our padkos and hit the road only to discover once again that what we’ve bought tastes terrible. My solution is to make my own padkos before I leave home.
Amarula and Chocolate Pancakes
Amarula is a creamy liquer made from the fruits of the African Marula tree. It can be difficult to find outside of Africa, in which case you can use Baileys as a substitute.
South African explorer takes on Iceland
He was the first person to cycle across Africa – a journey that involved pedalling through 34 countries, being imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea, and held captive by drugged teenage rebels in Liberia.
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Sunburn: Casablanca to Joburg!
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Hope for the Future: a scary split-up and the completion of stage one
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Stuck in the Okavango Delta in a mini-skirt
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Mountain gorilla habitat under siege in DR Congo
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Hope for the Future: dramatic scenery and ‘the day with the sunrise’
